Multiple personality disorder (MPD), now called dissociative identity disorder (DID), is a mental illness where a person has two or more distinct personalities or "alters" that control their behavior. It is caused by severe trauma, such as childhood abuse. People with DID experience memory loss, mood swings, and a blurred sense of identity as their various alters emerge. Treatment involves long-term psychotherapy to help the different personalities integrate.

1. MULTIPLE PERSONALITY
DISORDER

2. contents
• Personality disorder
• Multiple personality disorder
• History
• Causes
• Symptoms
• Facts
• Treatment
• conclusion

3. PERSONALITY DISORDER
A personality
disorder is a type of
mental illness in
which you have
trouble perceiving
and relating to
situations and to
people — including
yourself.

4. TYPES OF PERSONALITY DISORDER
• Cluster A – odd or eccentric disorders
• Cluster B – dramatic, emotional or erratic
disorders
• Cluster C – anxious or fearful disorders

5. MULTIPLE PERSONALITY
DISORDER

6. MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER
• Multiple personality disorder has been
recognized by physicians since the 19th
century.
• Also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder
(DID)
• Arises from continued and repeated physical
abuse beginning in early childhood.

7. DEFINITION
• which a person suffering from mental
disturbance becomes dissociated into more
than one personalities.

8. Alters
• The different personalities that occur are
called “ALTERS”
• Alters may have experienced a distinct
personal history, self image and identity,
including a separate name, as well as age. At
least two of these personalities recurrently
take control of the person’s behavior.

9. Alters
• identities can resemble the main personality or
they may be a different age, sex, race, or religion
• Each personality can have its own posture, set of
gestures, and hairstyle, as well as a distinct way of
dressing
• Some alters may speak in foreign languages or with
an accent.

10. History
• Before the 19 century people
with MPD were considered to
be possessed
• They were imprisoned and
treated very poorly

11. CAUSES
• childhood abuse

12. CAUSES
• social environment of the patient

13. CAUSES
• problems in brain functioning

14. Mental sufferings
• Sleep apnea : lack of sleep
• Amnesia : memory loss cannot recall
information
• Identity confusion : Random emotions and
feelings

15. SYMPTOMS

16. SYMPTOMS
• Loss of Memory
• Mental health problems, including depression
and anxiety
• A blurred sense of identity
• Social isolation
• Flashbacks

17. SYMPTOMS
• A sense of being detached from yourself
(depersonalization)
• A perception of the people and things around
you as distorted and unreal (derealization)
• Frequent mood swings

18. Treatment

19. Treatment
• Most people with multiple personality
disorder are diagnosed between the ages of
20 and 40.
• the most common treatment for MPD is long
term psychotherapy twice a week

20. Treatment
• The host and alters are encouraged to
communicate with each other in order to
integrate or come together.
• The treatment of MPD lasts an average of four
years.

21. Is dissociative identity disorder real?
• It is a complex mental illness that affects one
in every hundred people
• MPD Is Not Schizopherania
• Some people conclude that MPD is directly
caused by demon possession
• it is very rare

22. Facts

23. FACTS
• There are said to be 236 symptoms of MPD
• Each personality has its own sense of self and
has its own habits of thought, emotions, and
memory
• These identities may or may not be aware of
each other

24. FACTS
• MPD occurs from 3-9 times more fequently in
women than in men
• Female patients often have more personalities
than men
• People with MPD are above average
intelligence and highly creative

25. Famous peoples with personality
disorders
• Amy winehouse
• Lindsey lohan
• Britney spears
• Courtney love

26. “CASE STUDY”

27. Conclusion
• What is Multiple personality disorder
• Causes and Symptoms
• Treatment

28. Thank you for listening
“If our hand gets too close to the candle
flame, we pull it away. If a relationship
becomes too frightening or threatening, we
back away. If a memory hurts too much, we
find ways of avoiding it.”